New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19

nice little balance of money on hand.
Among the work done by the board,
| its committees or members and such as
! was supported or encouraged, worthy
ofsmention, may be summarized us fol-
| lows:
"A substantial road has been built up
the hill on the Nicollet county side, to
| further trade from that section of the
country.
A map Of this county has been pre-
pared and put in print, valuable and
must add to the convenience of many
who have occasion to use it.
A poll tax has been levied by the
City Council and was generally worked
out, whereby many who otherwise did
not contribute q cent toward the sup
port of the city government or the pub
| lie institutions were obliged to spend
one day IN keeping in repair the high
ways of this city.
The proceedings of our corporate au-
thorities are now published in the news
papers for the information of all con-
| cerned.
Street crossings were laid by the City
Council which supplied a necessity Of
long standing.
The exhibit of Brown County at the
State Fair was encouraged and aided
| and good results were derived there
from.
Many other enterprises were con sid
cred and may yet materialize in the
near future, but that will depend large
~ upon the energy, enterprise and un-
tied efforts of our business men. If but
single addition to our manufacturing
or other establishments and industries
be made a year, that fact will amply
justify all the time. labor, and the small
expenditure, that it costs to maintain
this board.
l am aware that a statement of
the volume of the trade of the city
for the year ought to be in
corporated in report like this, giving
building statistics and other improve
ments. such as will give q comparative
ly accurate exhibit for future reference,
but with my ,limited time to be given
for that purpose, I feel moved to ask
you to be comforted without such Stats.
tics for the first year.
For the information of men with capital
and others from abroad who may be
seeking opportunities for investment. or
desirable locations for homes in the
most beautifully located city Of the
Minnesota valley. with healthy surround
ings and an excellent system of public
schools, I will recite some of the
wants here to supply the needs of
wide extent OF highly productive coun-
try tributary to this point:
1. 1t wants large Paper Mill to util-
ize the immense quantities of straw an.
nually burned for the purpose of max
ing room only.
2. 1t wants first class Foundry, Ma
chine and Boiler Works to supply the
immediate demands of its milling and
other establishments.
3. 1t wants q Tannery, that will alb.
sorb the large quantities of hides and
skins now shipped east to be returned
to us as leather tat heavy cost of
freight and intermediate profits.
4. 1t wants Boot and Shoe Factory
to supply the western trade.
5. It wants Starch Factory that
will consume all the potatoes annually
shipped to eastern markets.
6. 1t wants aTwine Factory that will
utilize the increasing quantity of flax
straw now produced in the surrounding
country and to supply the demands of
al agricultural section of>country.
Z. 1t wants Terra Gotta Works to
manufacture useful and valuable ar
ticles from the finest grades of clay in
the world. in this vicinity.
s. 1t wants another and competing
line of railroad to connect us with the
coal fields of Iowa and with St. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth the commercial
centres of the north west
9. 1t wants enterprising men to open
up and quarry fine bed of red quart
ute, not far from this city.
There is no good reason, why this
board should not have the unqualified
and earnest support of every citizen of
our city in furthering tits objects and
aims, whereby the greatest good will
| result to the largest number and materi-
ally increase the prosperity Of all. An
organization Of this kind need not and
should not connne its attention exclu-
sively to manufacturing enterprises
There is other work, as essential to
general prosperity as these. and to
which not only this board but every
taxpayer and citizen should give som
heed.
A universal interest should be taken
in water supply, fire protection, street
lighting. the preservation of public
health and the administration of the
municipal government.
The affairs of this board as now adj
ministered. rest in body of twelve
men. elected annually to the different
offices. desire to make recommen-
dation looking to greater permanency
of the executive part of this board.
That the officers and directors.